Length of state, provincial and communal roads in Denmark

Denmark: Length of state, provincial and communal roads was 73,738 Kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73,738 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
73,738 Kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
62,678 Kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2023

Length of state, provincial and communal roads in Denmark, 1970–2023

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Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 73,738 Kilometre for length of state, provincial and communal roads in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of state, provincial and communal roads in Denmark peaked at 73,738 Kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62,678 Kilometre, in 1970.

That places Denmark 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 65,400 Kilometre 62,678 Kilometre 67,730 Kilometre 3
1980s 69,370 Kilometre 68,405 Kilometre 69,889 Kilometre 9
1990s 70,420 Kilometre 70,163 Kilometre 70,590 Kilometre 10
2000s 71,354 Kilometre 70,686 Kilometre 72,444 Kilometre 10
2010s 73,209 Kilometre 72,786 Kilometre 73,503 Kilometre 10
2020s 73,611 Kilometre 73,542 Kilometre 73,738 Kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 19 Romania 85,710 Kilometre compare
  2. 20 Lithuania 83,228 Kilometre compare
  3. 21 Switzerland 83,131 Kilometre compare
  4. 23 Portugal 68,022 Kilometre compare
  5. 24 Latvia 57,564 Kilometre compare
  6. 25 Slovakia 47,281 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of state, provincial and communal roads in Denmark?
Length of state, provincial and communal roads in Denmark was 73,738 Kilometre in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of state, provincial and communal roads recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 73,738 Kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest length of state, provincial and communal roads recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 62,678 Kilometre in 1970.
How does Denmark rank for length of state, provincial and communal roads?
Denmark ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
Is length of state, provincial and communal roads rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of state, provincial and communal roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Length of state, provincial and communal roads
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,266 data points, 1970–2024
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